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In other posts on this site readers can learn more aboutZerbanoo and the Asha Centre in the Forest of Dean. Amongst a host of other activities, for years she and her husband Richard, freely giving his legal services, have worked to achieve justice for the Chagos Islanders.

Zerbanoo writes about their winter visit to India, where her new book, An Uncensored Life was launched in Mumbai at the Times Literary Festival. She reports that there were many gatherings and some really good publicity for the book and for the ASHA Centre that continues to go from strength to strength, with a new auditorium, secret garden and labyrinth.

She then went to New Zealand and attended the World Youth Zoroastrian Conference and spoke as the guest of honour, receiving a standing ovation.

I had already read, in the excellent magazine Hamazor, about the 6th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress held under the auspices of Kings College, Auckland, between December 28th 2015 and January 2nd 2016.

Zerbanoo was described as an acclaimed human rights campaigner, author, political pioneer for British Asians and the founder of the beautiful ASHA Centre.

The young audience listened ‘with rapt attention’ to uncensored stories and were encouraged to make their world a kinder and more beautiful place, as their prophet Zarathustra always hoped they would, and the second day started off with the Green Initiative presentation to highlight both the initiatives carried out prior to, and during the event, to make it the first ecologically conscious Youth Congress.